ABAP Select data from SAP table ESH_U_RECIPE into internal table

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Below is a number of ABAP code snippets to demonstrate how to select data from SAP ESH_U_RECIPE table and store it within an internal table, including using the newer @DATA inline declaration methods. It also shows you various ways to process this data using ABAP work area, inline declaration or field symbols including executing all the relevant CONVERSION_EXIT routines specific to ESH_U_RECIPE. See here for more generic Select statement tips.

Sometimes data within SAP is stored within the database table in a different format to what it is displayed to the user. These input/output conversation FM routines are what translates the data between the two formats.

There is also a full declaration of the ESH_U_RECIPE table where each field has a char/string type for you to simply copy and paste. This allows you to use processing that is only available to these field types such as the CONCATENATE statement.

DATA: IT_ESH_U_RECIPE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ESH_U_RECIPE,
      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE TYPE ESH_U_RECIPE,
      GD_STR TYPE STRING.

DATA: lo_typedescr type REF TO cl_abap_typedescr.
DATA: lv_fieldname type fieldname.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FIELD> TYPE any.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ESH_U_RECIPE> TYPE ESH_U_RECIPE.

*Process all fields in table header/work area as string values
  PERFORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING wa_ESH_U_RECIPE.

SELECT *
*restrict ABAP select to first 10 rows
 UP TO 10 ROWS      
  FROM ESH_U_RECIPE
  INTO TABLE IT_ESH_U_RECIPE.

*Select data and declare internal table using in-line method @DATA
*SELECT *
*  FROM ESH_U_RECIPE
*  INTO TABLE @DATA(IT_ESH_U_RECIPE2).
*--Further methods of using ABAP code to  select data from SAP database tables

*You can also declare the header/work area using the in-line DATA declaration method
READ TABLE IT_ESH_U_RECIPE INDEX 1 INTO DATA(WA_ESH_U_RECIPE2).


*Demonstrate how to loop at an internal table and update values using a FIELD-SYMBOL
LOOP AT IT_ESH_U_RECIPE ASSIGNING <ESH_U_RECIPE>.

*To update a field value using a field symbol simply change the value via the field symbol pointer
<ESH_U_RECIPE>-MANDT = 1.
<ESH_U_RECIPE>-RECIPEUUID = 1.
<ESH_U_RECIPE>-CHARACTERISTIC = 1.
<ESH_U_RECIPE>-CHARCDESCRIPTION = 1.
<ESH_U_RECIPE>-CHARCFROMAMOUNT = 1.

ENDLOOP.

LOOP AT IT_ESH_U_RECIPE INTO WA_ESH_U_RECIPE.
*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Write selected data to screen/report before conversion.
  WRITE:/ sy-vline,   WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCFROMDATE, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCFROMDECIMALVALUE, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCFROMTIME, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCTOAMOUNT, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCTODATE, sy-vline,
  WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-CHARCTODECIMALVALUE, sy-vline.
ENDLOOP.
   
*Add any further fields from structure WA_ESH_U_RECIPE you want to display...

  WRITE:/ sy-uline.
* Aternatively use generic code to Write field values (and NAME) to screen report
  DO.
    ASSIGN COMPONENT sy-index OF STRUCTURE wa_ESH_U_RECIPE TO <field>.
    IF sy-subrc <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF.
    WRITE:/ 'Field Value', <field>, sy-vline.
    gd_str = <field> .
    lo_typedescr ?= CL_ABAP_DATADESCR=>DESCRIBE_BY_DATA( <field> ).
    lv_fieldname = lo_typedescr->GET_RELATIVE_NAME( ).
    WRITE:/ 'Field Name', lv_fieldname.
  ENDDO.

  
*Redo loop but convert all fields from internal to out value  
LOOP AT IT_ESH_U_RECIPE INTO WA_ESH_U_RECIPE.


*Write horizonal line to screen report.
  WRITE:/ sy-uline.

*Convert all fields to display/output versions using conversion routines
  PERFORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING wa_EKKO.
	 
ENDLOOP.

  
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form convert_all_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM convert_all_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.
DATA: ld_input(1000) TYPE c, ld_output(1000) TYPE C.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field DOCUMENTINFORECORDDOCNUMBER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-DOCUMENTINFORECORDDOCNUMBER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-DOCUMENTINFORECORDDOCNUMBER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field SECONDARYOUTPUTMATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-SECONDARYOUTPUTMATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-SECONDARYOUTPUTMATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field OUTPUTSTREAMMATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-OUTPUTSTREAMMATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-OUTPUTSTREAMMATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field MATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-MATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-MATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit MATN1, internal->external for field INPUTMATERIAL
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-INPUTMATERIAL
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-INPUTMATERIAL.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit ALPHA, internal->external for field RECIPECHANGENUMBER
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-RECIPECHANGENUMBER
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-RECIPECHANGENUMBER.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.

*Conversion exit CUNIT, internal->external for field RECIPEVALIDITYUNIT
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_CUNIT_OUTPUT'
  EXPORTING
    input =                      WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-RECIPEVALIDITYUNIT
  IMPORTING
    output =                     ld_input.
WRITE:/ 'Org Value:', WA_ESH_U_RECIPE-RECIPEVALIDITYUNIT.
WRITE:/ 'New Value:', ld_input.
ENDFORM. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form process_as_string_field_values
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM process_as_string_field_values CHANGING p_EKKO LIKE wa_EKKO.

TYPES: BEGIN OF T_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR, 
MANDT TYPE STRING,
RECIPEUUID TYPE STRING,
CHARACTERISTIC TYPE STRING,
CHARCDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CHARCFROMAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
CHARCFROMDATE TYPE STRING,
CHARCFROMDECIMALVALUE TYPE STRING,
CHARCFROMTIME TYPE STRING,
CHARCTOAMOUNT TYPE STRING,
CHARCTODATE TYPE STRING,
CHARCTODECIMALVALUE TYPE STRING,
CHARCTOTIME TYPE STRING,
CHARCVALUE TYPE STRING,
CHARCVALUEDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
CLASS TYPE STRING,
CLASSINTERNALID TYPE STRING,
CLASSKEYWORDTEXT TYPE STRING,
CLASSTYPE TYPE STRING,
CURRENCY TYPE STRING,
DOCUMENTINFORECORDDOCNUMBER TYPE STRING,
LOGACCMCONTEXT TYPE STRING,
LOGACCMOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
PRIMOUTPLOGACCMOBJECTTYPE TYPE STRING,
LOGACCMOBJECTTYPEISACTIVE TYPE STRING,
PRIMOUTPLOGACCMOBJTYPEISACTV TYPE STRING,
LOGACCMUSERAUTHZNOBJECT TYPE STRING,
PRIMOUTPLOGACCMUSERAUTHZNOBJ TYPE STRING,
SECONDARYOUTPUTMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
OUTPUTSTREAMMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
MATERIAL TYPE STRING,
INPUTMATERIAL TYPE STRING,
PLAINLONGTEXT TYPE STRING,
PLANT TYPE STRING,
RECIPE TYPE STRING,
RECIPEALTERNATIVENUMBER TYPE STRING,
RECIPEAUTHORIZATIONGROUP TYPE STRING,
RECIPECHANGENUMBER TYPE STRING,
RECIPECREATEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
RECIPECREATIONDATETIME TYPE STRING,
RECIPEDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
RECIPEISARCHIVED TYPE STRING,
RECIPEISDELETED TYPE STRING,
RECIPELASTCHANGEDATETIME TYPE STRING,
RECIPELASTCHANGEDBYUSER TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSELEMENTDESC TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSEQUIPRQMTDESC TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSPARAM TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSPARAMDESC TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSPARAMTGTVAL TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPROCESSPARAMVALUEDESC TYPE STRING,
RECIPEPURPOSE TYPE STRING,
RECIPESTATUS TYPE STRING,
RECIPETYPE TYPE STRING,
RECIPETYPEDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVALIDITYENDDATE TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVALIDITYMAXQUANTITY TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVALIDITYMINQUANTITY TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVALIDITYSTARTDATE TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVALIDITYUNIT TYPE STRING,
RECIPEVERSIONNUMBER TYPE STRING,
INPUTFORMULASPECIFICATION TYPE STRING,
SECOUTPUTFORMULASPECIFICATION TYPE STRING,
STREAMOUTPUTSPECIFICATION TYPE STRING,
SPECIFICATION TYPE STRING,
SPECIFICATIONAUTHZNGROUP TYPE STRING,
SPECIFICATIONTYPE TYPE STRING,
STSACTNMGMTSTATUSTEXT TYPE STRING,
LASTCHANGEDBYUSERDESC TYPE STRING,
USERDESCRIPTION TYPE STRING,END OF T_EKKO_STR.
DATA: WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR type T_EKKO_STR.

DATA: ld_text TYPE string.

LOOP AT IT_EKKO INTO WA_EKKO.
  MOVE-CORRESPONDING wa_EKKO TO WA_EKKO_STR.
  CONCATENATE: sy-vline
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-MANDT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEUUID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARACTERISTIC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCFROMAMOUNT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCFROMDATE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCFROMDECIMALVALUE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCFROMTIME sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCTOAMOUNT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCTODATE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCTODECIMALVALUE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCTOTIME sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCVALUE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CHARCVALUEDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CLASS sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CLASSINTERNALID sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CLASSKEYWORDTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CLASSTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-CURRENCY sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-DOCUMENTINFORECORDDOCNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-LOGACCMCONTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-LOGACCMOBJECTTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-PRIMOUTPLOGACCMOBJECTTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-LOGACCMOBJECTTYPEISACTIVE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-PRIMOUTPLOGACCMOBJTYPEISACTV sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-LOGACCMUSERAUTHZNOBJECT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-PRIMOUTPLOGACCMUSERAUTHZNOBJ sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-SECONDARYOUTPUTMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-OUTPUTSTREAMMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-MATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-INPUTMATERIAL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-PLAINLONGTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-PLANT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEALTERNATIVENUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEAUTHORIZATIONGROUP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPECHANGENUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPECREATEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPECREATIONDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEISARCHIVED sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEISDELETED sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPELASTCHANGEDATETIME sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPELASTCHANGEDBYUSER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSELEMENTDESC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSEQUIPRQMTDESC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSPARAM sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSPARAMDESC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSPARAMTGTVAL sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPROCESSPARAMVALUEDESC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEPURPOSE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPESTATUS sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPETYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPETYPEDESCRIPTION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVALIDITYENDDATE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVALIDITYMAXQUANTITY sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVALIDITYMINQUANTITY sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVALIDITYSTARTDATE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVALIDITYUNIT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-RECIPEVERSIONNUMBER sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-INPUTFORMULASPECIFICATION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-SECOUTPUTFORMULASPECIFICATION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-STREAMOUTPUTSPECIFICATION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-SPECIFICATION sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-SPECIFICATIONAUTHZNGROUP sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-SPECIFICATIONTYPE sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-STSACTNMGMTSTATUSTEXT sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-LASTCHANGEDBYUSERDESC sy-vline 
WA_ESH_U_RECIPE_STR-USERDESCRIPTION sy-vline      INTO ld_text SEPARATED BY SPACE.

*Add any further fields from structure WA_EKKO_STR you want to CONCATENATE...
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.